Contemporary human resource management : text and cases / [printed text] / Tom Redman, Author ; Adrian Wilkinson, Author  . -  3rd Edition . - Harlow : Financial Times Prentice Hall, 2009 . - xix, 555 p. : ill (col) ; 27 cm.
ISBN : 978-0-273-71633-4

Class number:	658.3
Abstract:	Written in a clear yet thought -provoking style, this text provides a thorough and critical exploration of the key functions and issues in HRM today. Each chapter brings the benefit of its author's expertise to deliver an incisive and engaging account of the theoretical development and practical realities of the discipline. A clear structure treats the practice and fundamental operations in HRM before a second part of the book covers issues of more recent and emerging significance. At least 2 case studies, exercises or activities in each chapter enable and encourage you to identify and examine key concepts in a practical context.
Contents note:	Case studies and exercises ; Editors; Contributors; Acknowledgements ; Part 1 Fundamentals of Human Resource Management : Chapter 1 Human Resource Management: a contemporary perspective ; Chapter 2 Human Resource Management and Organizational Performance: in search of HR advantage ; Chapter 3 Recruitment ; Chapter 4 Selection ; Chapter 5 Training and Development ; Chapter 6 Reward Management ; Chapter 7 Performance Appraisal ; Chapter 8 Industrial Relations ; Chapter 9 Line Managers ; Chapter 10 Organizational and Corporate Culture ; Part II Contemporary Themes and Issues ; Chapter 11 International HRM ; Chapter 12 Comparative Human Resource Management ; Chapter 13 Understanding and managing careers in changing contexts; chapter 14 Managing Diversity ; Chapter 15 Work-Life Balance ; Chapter 16 Downsizing ; Chapter 17 Employee Participation ; Knowledge Management and Human Resource Management ; Chapter 19 Employment Ethics; Chapter 20 Emotion at Work ; Chapter 21 Flexibility ; Chapter 22 Workplace Bullying ; Bibliography ; Index ; Supporting Resources